Category: Immigration updates

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Post-Brexit: Van Drivers in UK Need New Operating Licences To Enter EU

Drivers will be required to secure a standard international goods vehicle operator licence to transport goods back and forth from the UK to the EU.  The new law applies to the European Union, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland and will come into effect from 21 May  2022. According to the government website, this will apply to…
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New Zealand Moves Forward With Border Reopening

New Zealand is removing the self-isolation requirement for vaccinated arrivals on 3 March 2022 and is preparing to speed up the next phase of its reopening plan. New Zealand is ending a requirement that incoming travellers isolate themselves as it continues to remove coronavirus border protections in the face of a growing domestic outbreak. “That…
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EU Recommends To Drop Pre-Travel COVID Testing For Entry

The European Union Council is recommending member states eliminate pre-departure COVID-19 testing and quarantine procedures for travellers who are fully vaccinated. From 1 March 2022, the European Council advised people who received vaccines authorised in the EU to be able to enter the EU without prior testing if they received the last dose of their…
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Italy Travel Restrictions For Non-EU Travellers

Italy is set to ease Covid travel rules for non-EU arrivals on 1 March 2022. Italy will no longer require travellers to show both proofs of vaccination or recovery from Covid and a negative test result. “Starting from March 1st, for arrivals from all non-European countries, the same rules already established for European countries will…
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UK Living With Covid: Free Testing and Passenger Locator Form To End

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled his Living With Covid plan on 21 February which included scrapping self-isolation requirements. The Prime Minister announced plans to end free testing for the general public from 1 April, saying it was time for people to “get our confidence back”. Those who test positive for Covid will no longer…
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